plower en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From plow + -er.
Meanings
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One who plows; one who works land with a plow.
Only plowers can expect to become harvesters.
We have referred to the Bull many times, both in his astronomical aspect as pioneer of the Spring-Sun, and in his more direct rôle as plougher of the fields[.]
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 81:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plougher | alternative | lexicographic | |
| plowers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
plowboy · plowshare · plowwoman · plowman
Translations (16)
vo plaudan (one who plows) · fr laboureur (one who plows) · grc ἀροτήρ (one who plows) · fi kyntäjä (one who plows) · la arātrix (one who plows) · la arātor (one who plows) · de Pflügerin (one who plows) · as হালোৱা (one who plows) · pl oracz (one who plows) · vo hiplaudan (one who plows) · de Pflüger (one who plows) · vo jiplaudan (one who plows) · ota صبانجی (one who plows) · nl ploeger (one who plows) · ru па́харь (one who plows) · tr sabancı (one who plows)